Hudson County Superior Court Judge Mary K. Costello's order stemmed from a lawsuit filed in July 2015 by three LLCs representing Maryland-based pension trust MEPT, the former owners of the lot. MEPT planned to build two towers on the property, a still-vacant lot across the street from the old headquarters of The Jersey Journal, and gave the city $2.7 million in 2009 after receiving two 30-year tax breaks.